Collar support



Dec. 21, 1948. G. c. MORRISON COLLAR SUPPORT Filed Jan. 8, 1947 6mm? 6. Mawisan Patented Dec. 21, 1948 mrso 2,456,887 i r COLLAR sorrow! Grover Morrison; Huntington, W. Va. Application January 8, mined-1a: No. 720,150.

4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in collar supports and the primary featureof the present invention is'te provide a simple and cheap support forthe endsof a soft collar which is easily attached to or removed from the collar.

Another important feature of this invention. is to provide a device of the character referred to including means for holding; the necktiein-Jplace thereby preventing the collar from spreading.

A further feature of this invention is to provide a device of the class described adapted to cooperate with the adjacent edges of a collar and having projecting pins at each end of a resilient spring which are adapted to bite into the back of the collar in opposite directions from each other.

A still further feature of the present invention is to provide a collar support that is simple and practical in construction, light in weight, inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view of the support attached to a collar.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the collar support in modified construction.

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the collar support in still further modified form.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral 5 represents a slightly bowed resilient member of wire or other suitable material having its ends pointed as at 5.

Suitably secured to one end of said wire is a sleeve 1 having a preferably circular flat guard or shield 8 extending outwardly on one side of one of the pointed ends of said wire.

Also at the opposite end of said wire 5 is a second sleeve 9 adapted to be secured to the wire 5, and a preferably circular flat guard or shield l0 projects from said sleeve and is adapted to extend outwardly on one side of the other pointed end of said wire and on the same side of said wire as guard 8 Extending, rearwardly from the upper edge 01' shield; H) is an arm H which is adapted-to bear against the upper edge l2 of the collar 13 and on the inside thereof as shown in Figure "1.

It is to be understood that two of th supports will be used with each collar, one, on each cff'the adjacent forward edges thereof;

To secure one of the supports to the collar; :the following procedure may be adopted. One of the penetrating pointed ends 6 or saidwire 5 will be inserted in the adjacent forward edge M of the collar near the pointed end l5 of said collar. The wire 5 is then bent slightly outwardly and the opposite pointed end 6 of said wire is inserted into the forward edge 14 of the collar near the upper edge l2 and due to the spring action in wire 5 the device is held in place causing a neat straight appearance of the collar.

The guards or shields 8 and I0 respectively prevent the pointed end of said wire from penetrating the shirt or the wearers neck.

Figures 3 and 4 illustrate the collar support in slightly modified form consisting of a wire spring 5a pointed at each end So, a pair of sleeves la and 9a secured to the ends of said spring and guard shields 8a and Illa forming an integral part of said sleeves are adapted to extend on one side of the pointed ends of said wire as previously described.

A rearwardly extending arm Ila is integrally formed at the upper edge of tab [0a and is adapted to bear against the upper forward edge l2 of the collar 13 and on the inside of said collar.

Extending downwardly from the upper edge of arm Ha is a resilient clip l6 perforated as at II to furnish additional spring means to said clip, said clip opposes guard la in spaced apart relationship and is adapted to receive and hold the upper edge of a tie l1 extending between the clip and the guard l0a.

Figure 5 illustrates the collar support in still further modified form consisting of a wire spring l8 pointed at each end H). A pair of sleeves 20 are suitably secured to the ends of said spring l8, and sleeves having outwardly extending guards or shields 2| which extend on one side of said pointed ends IQ of the spring.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to [certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new is:

1. A collar support comprising an elongated substantially straight spring pointed at each end, a sleeve carried by each end of said spring, guards integrally formed with said sleeves and adapted to extend at one "side of the pointed ends of said spring, and an arm extending rearwardly from one of said guards at an obtuse angle with said spring adapted to support the upper edgeof a collar when the spring is positioned on thead" ;1.. h -15 2. A stiffening support, as for instance, a sup jacent front edges of said collar... 5

port for a shirt collar, comprising an elongated substantially straight spring pointed at each end;

a sleeve carried by eacirend of said spring, guards integrally formed with'said sleeves and adapted to extend atone side of the pointed ends of said spring, and an arm extending rea'rwardly'from one of said guards and at an obtuse angle with said spring.

3; A collar support comprising a resilient wire of spring metal pointed at each end, a sleeve carried at each end of said wire, said pointed ends extending outwardly from said sleeves, a guard integrally formed with each of said sleeves and adapted to extend at one side of the pointed end "integrally-formed. witli wsaidsleeves and adapted to extend at one side of the pointed ends of said spring, an arm extending rearwardly from one of ,saidguards and adapted to support a part of "a"collar, and a resilient clip integrally formed with said: armand turned downwardly therefrom to oppose the guard in spread apart relation thereto; s'aid"'clip*a'dapted to receive the upper ,edgepf a necktie carried by the collar.

GR OVER C. MORRISON.

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